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E B F# F#m C#m Bm A C
F#mSay, F#did you see him walking? it was Bmearly this F#morning
F#He passed by your house on his Bway to the F#mcoal
F#mHe was tall, he was slender, and his Bblue F#eyes so tender
His occupAation was miBning, West Virginia his F#homeE  B  F#  
F#It was just about Enoon, I was Bfeeding the F#children
F#Ben Moseley come Erunning for to Bgive us the C#mnews
Number F#meight is all Eflooded, many Bmmen are F#min danger
And we Adon't know their Bnumber, but we fear they're all F#goneE  B  
F#So I picked up the Ebaby and I Bleft all the F#mothers
For F#mto comfort each Eother and Bpray for our C#mown
There's F#mTommy, fourF#teen, and there's BJohn not much F#myounger
Soon their own Atime will be Bcoming to go down the black F#hole
E   B   F#m  F#m
F#mNow what will I say to his Bpoor little chilF#mdren?
And F#mwhat will I tell his dear Bmmother at C#mhome?
And F#mwhat will I F#say to my poor Bmheart that's clear F#mbroken?
To My Aheart that's clear Bbroken if my baby F#is goneE  B  
F#m  F#  E   B
C#  F#  E   B
F#m  F#m  A  B
B  F#   F#m
F#mNow if I had the money to do more than just feed them
F#mI'd give them good F#learning, the Bbest could be C#mfound
F#mSo when they grew Eup they'd be Bcheckers and F#mweighers
And not spend Atheir life Bmdigging Bin (drawn out) the dark underF#mground
E  Bm  F#m  F#
Say, F#mdid you see him F#walking? it was Bearly this F#morning
He passed by your F#house on his Bway to the coC#mal
He was F#mtall, he was F#mslender, and his Bmblue eyes so F#mtender
                  A   Bm(Several)             B  F#  
His occupation was mining, West Virginia his home

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West Virginia Mine Disaster

by Jean Ritchie

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F#m

C#m

E B F# F#m C#m Bm A C

F#m F# Bm F#

Say, did you see him walking? it was early this morning

F# B F#m

He passed by your house on his way to the coal

F#m B F#

He was tall, he was slender, and his blue eyes so tender

A B F# E B F#

His occupation was mining, West Virginia his home

F# E B F#

It was just about noon, I was feeding the children

F# E B C#m

Ben Moseley come running for to give us the news

F#m E Bm F#m

Number eight is all flooded, many men are in danger

A B F# E B

And we don't know their number, but we fear they're all gone

F# E B F#m

So I picked up the baby and I left all the others

F#m E B C#m

For to comfort each other and pray for our own

F#m F# B F#m

There's Tommy, fourteen, and there's John not much younger

A B F#

Soon their own time will be coming to go down the black hole

E B F#m F#m

F#m B F#m

Now what will I say to his poor little children?

F#m Bm C#m

And what will I tell his dear mother at home?

F#m F# Bm F#m

And what will I say to my poor heart that's clear broken?

A B F# E B

To My heart that's clear broken if my baby is gone

F#m F# E B

C# F# E B

F#m F#m A B

B F# F#m

F#m

Now if I had the money to do more than just feed them

F#m F# B C#m

I'd give them good learning, the best could be found

F#m E B F#m

So when they grew up they'd be checkers and weighers

A Bm B F#m

And not spend their life digging in (drawn out) the dark underground

E Bm F#m F#

F#m F# B F#

Say, did you see him walking? it was early this morning

F# B C#m

He passed by your house on his way to the coal

F#m F#m Bm F#m

He was tall, he was slender, and his blue eyes so tender

A Bm B F#

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His occupation was mining, West Virginia his home

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